Definition of "thatch" []

• Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing. (noun)
• Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch. (noun)
• Dead turf, as on a lawn. (noun)
• To cover with or as if with thatch. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The thatch is watertight and snug, though it must be replaced every few years."
• ""Aren't fizzles -- that is what you called the thatch over her eyebrows; isn't it?"
• "He listened attentively when I suggested a roof of palm thatch, which is much less likely to be damaged and more easily repaired."